Peperomia tetraphylla

Peperomia tetraphylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Peperomia
Species: Peperomia tetraphylla
Varietiesː P. t. var. piedadeana – P. t. var. tenera – P. t. var. tetraphylla

Name

Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn., 1832

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Piper tetraphyllum G.Forst. in Fl. Ins. Austr.: 5 (1786)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regional:Tropics & Subtropics Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New South Wales, New Zealand North, Nicaragua, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Socotra, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Easter Is., Hawaii References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hooker, W.J. & Arnott, G.A.W. 1830–1841. The Botany of Captain Beechey's Voyage. [10 parts: 1, pp. 1–48 (1830); 2, pp. 49–96 (1832); 3, pp. 97–144 (1832); 4, pp. 145–192 (1833); 5, pp. 193–240 (1837); 6, pp. 241–288 (1838); 7, pp. 289–336 (1838); 8, pp. 337–384 (1839); 9, pp. 385–432 (1840); 10, pp. 433–485 (1841)], London, H. G. Bohn. BHL Reference page. ː 97.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Peperomia tetraphylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Peperomia tetraphylla. Published online. Accessed: May 16 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Peperomia tetraphylla. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Peperomia tetraphylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 May 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Peperomia tetraphylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page.